Restoring and video editing with a Macintosh Quadra 840AV

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The Quadra 840AV still holds the title of the fastest 68040 Mac Apple ever released, and is one of my favourites. Join me as I take this dead Quadra 840AV and bring it back to life. I even did some "high quality" video editing on it!
I also check out the FWB SCSI JackHammer NuBus card, the Radius VideoVision card, BlueSCSI and ZuluSCSI.
00:22 Intro
01:57 Unboxing
04:10 Still unboxing
11:03 Damaged in transit
11:21 Logic board removal
14:12 Recapping logic board
23:08 Ultrasonic cleaning
23:56 First test
24:43 Second test
25:19 Third test
25:42 BlueSCSI
26:19 Some tests
27:06 Getting on the web
27:55 Building a ZuluSCSI Compact Homebrew Kit
31:54 Drive activity light
32:33 SCSI JackHammer
33:04 SCSI speed tests
34:54 Recapping floppy and CD-ROM drive
37:46 Restoration complete
37:59 Radius VideoVision
38:26 Quadra 840AV editing results
39:17 Thank you!
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[@enzofitzhume7320]

This is the BEST unboxing video on KZbin!

[@FranksRetroLab]

It's the new Unboxing Aerobics Workout.......gives "Sweating to the Oldies" a whole new meaning perhaps "Sweating for the Oldies"......Great video Bruce!!!

[@TheBasementChannel]

Easily one of the best unboxing I’ve witnessed. You really earned this one.

[@jdmcs]

Who needs gym equipment when you can unpack a Quadra 840AV?!

[@Megatog615]

you opening the box is honestly one of the funniest things i've seen in a while

[@jwaire]

My favorite unboxing yet. 😂

[@PCBWay]

It feels so goooood to have your support, Bruce! 🥳

[@kencreppin2146]

I have an 840av sitting on the floor about 3' away from me. I also have an extra motherboard and a box full of spare parts for it under my desk. You are quite correct about the brittle plastic. Don't look at one too long or your stare will cause something to break. When I moved, I had my nephew cradle it in his arms yet the CD bezel still got damaged. Lucky I had all of those spare parts. Great machine though. What I don't have is an original keyboard, mouse or monitor.

[@BollingHolt]

1. LOVE that packing job. Maybe that's how we're going to have to start shipping our retro tech LOL. 2. What a COOL system! I'm jealous. Congrats!

[@brandonconstant7226]

Boss-level unboxing

[@johnlacey155]

Great video - and congrats on your new acquisition, it must be very satisfying. Ah the days of S-Video and such.

[@r1m.s877]

Myst!!! Ah the memories 😊 Glad I found your channel. Very interesting content and very well presented 👍

[@KikuVasNormandy]

Oh dear lord! Still have to watch the rest of the video but the fast forward unpacking of the box has me whezzing XDDDD

[@aa-au]

Nice video on this restore. That was quite a bit of a workout trying to open that package. The expanding foam was a good idea and I may use this technique in future. Instead of placing the expanding foam directly onto the computer (with some plastic coating of course) maybe place the expanding foam between 2 boxes, then bubblewrap the computer and place it into the second box. Then add a lid for easy access to remove the computer. Just an idea...

[@Samplers]

Enjoyed this! Thanks Bruce!

[@sonicunleashedfan124]

36:16 is my favorite part

[@RobToole]

Great video Bruce!

[@lactobacillusprime]

Well packaged! Kudos!

[@moogfooger]

Congratulations! You have gotten the "full meal deal" here. I am very jealous. Enjoying your adventures in Mac land. Cheers

[@BCjeffro420]

Very nice!

[@Fred_Raimer]

Tell the truth, Bruce. Your unboxing was at real-time speed, not fast-forwarded. LOL - great video and your genuine excitement was wonderful!!!

[@Jibbertronics]

Great video Bruce! Great to see the Quadra restored to its former (yet slightly brittle) glory! 👏 Meanwhile that packing job was next level, makes me almost want to see a video from the guy who sent it to you on how he packed it!

[@flebnard]

Literally it's in its own tomb

[@sloopymalibu]

@32:20, "Totally unnecessary' um... no, that is TOTALLY NECESSARY and a MUST HAVE item...

[@xenocide2121]

hahahahahaha bruce you got me dead laughing trying to open that box XD

[@buriedbits6027]

This was great fun!

[@TheMadJoker87]

first time i see someone almost have a heart attack just from opening a package

[@BranchusCreations]

I'm recovering well.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Oh yeah. Had one brand new back in the day.

[@geoffjagoe6673]

G'day Bruce, sorry I gave you such a hard time with the unboxing! Seems that the internal layer of squashy foam still wasn't thick enough to absorb the "drop test", which also caused the NuBus card to pop out. Next time I'll fill the computer interior with foam as well . For those reading along it was indeed SikaBoom expanding foam. I'm really pleased to see the 840AV up and running again! Enjoy! When I was using it as an edit station I used a RAID 0 config of 2 drives to get extra capture speed. And the longest render alert I saw was "About a month". No, I didn't wait for it to finish. I'm impressed that the software even had that as a displayable note.

[@BranchusCreations]

So you'll never know if the render was worth a month-long wait! Thanks again for your generosity Geoff!

[@dubled2765]

Is that all that was wrong with it was those caps a PSU? Man you make that look so easy! Thank you for making videos. It's really cool to see someone that really knows alot can break down complex tasks and is very human! ( there are alot of boring robots out there).

[@ScarletSwordfish]

Very cool!

[@KrishnaDraws]

I really enjoyed this format, Bruce. Well done on bringing the 840AV back to life!

[@jessestrobel2]

New subscriber here. Great channel; was pleasantly surprised you're still active (came from the Macintosh IIci vid)

[@BranchusCreations]

Thank you!

[@iznogudsurfer5911]

a great workout! lol

[@GarthBeagle]

Another one saved!

[@michaelmullett7327]

Way to Go Bruce Loved the video I have one of these and it’s nice to see how and what I will need to recap when the time comes glad to see your still recapping and very happy for you getting your hands on one of these Macs!

[@sideburn]

I made a 15 minute video in premiered around 1993 on a IICX and when I hit render, the progress bar came up and said “time remaining, about 2 days” lol😂

[@BranchusCreations]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnkyd3977]

Great nostalgic video. This was the computer running my first AVID. My boss also had a system with that Radius board connected to one of the very few Radius Apple clones. Oh the 90s😅

[@BranchusCreations]

Very cool!

[@retrotechguy]

Great video and congrats on the Quadra 840AV! 👍 With the advances in retrobrighting in later years in the retro computing community it makes me wonder if more could be done to brittle plastics - do we have any chemists in our midst? 🧐

[@BranchusCreations]

That question has definitely been asked. It would be great if these plastics could be treated somehow.

[@XtianApi]

Have one and a 9600. Since new. Didn't know it mattered

[@MrPnew1]

Beeping foam 🤣

[@johnfbayley]

We will see this unboxing on tik tok soon 😂

[@kimpanattoni]

This may seem like a rather odd question to ask someone on a Mac Restoration channel, but here we go: I love old Macs and will ultimately begin collecting them again when circumstances allow it. The same goes for the other type of computer I wanted to ask you about. Are their channels that you trust that go into the restoration of old SGI computers such as the old Personal Iris, Indy, Indigo and Indigo 2, O2, Octane, etc? I personally like your educational style and teaching videos, and the way you teach works well to my odd way of learning (some disabilities there, not too relevant), and I hope to find someone who can do the same on an SGI restoration channel if one exists. Do you have any recommendations? Both old Macs and SGI computers are a part of my computing heritage and I want to give them the love they deserve when the time comes; especially the ones you find inexpensively (relative term) that say "parts only" on places like ebay. Thanks! :)

[@abeleski]

made me lol a lot...

[@ast3663]

great restauration..is it recommended to do the ultrasonic cleaning after recapping or before?

[@randallsmith2521]

I never had one of these when they were new, but I've played with a used one in the past. It was quite impressive for many years, even after the PPC macs were in the wild. The case on these things was horrible though!

[@MichaelAStanhope]

how to tell you are out of shape? You loose an argument with expandafoam! :) Its a shame you had to bleep those awesome aussie F bombs, but I understand, funny as hell though!

[@VashStarwind]

Nice to know that Apple has always been against people upgrading PCs that people buy from them! hahah

[@BranchusCreations]

Ironically, they later released the G3 and G4 towers that were so easy to work on and upgrade.

[@sideburn]

I gave mine to Salvation Army about 8 years ago 😭

[@enzofitzhume7320]

👍

[@enzofitzhume7320]

Bruce knows his stuff!!

[@TripleJAu]

What's this expander foam packaging? Could it be used for 3d printer postage? Great video by the way 🙂🙂

[@BranchusCreations]

It's Sika expanding foam. It worked well, but (as you saw) it was a nightmare to remove. I makes its way into every nook and cranny.

[@TripleJAu]

@@BranchusCreations thanks for the reply Bruce

[@natedawww]

Have you tried gluing back all the little broken plastic bits?

[@BranchusCreations]

I tried this with another computer, but they just end up breaking again somewhere else.

[@natedawww]

@@BranchusCreations Oh no! :(

[@rasalter]

What do you use for cleaner in your Ultrasonic cleaner?

[@BranchusCreations]

I use a purpose-specific PCB cleaning solution diluted in distilled water. The product is made by Kleentek and is called Electro, but I believe it's only available here in Australia. I have also heard that Branson EC is good. Here's some more info about it from one of my other videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3Kd4aaiKl4Y5o

[@reedreinfeld3737]

Is that Steve’s 840AV? LOLOL

[@BranchusCreations]

Definitely not, this one works!

[@jeremybradbury6254]

How can i contact you mate. Im in canberra and need your help.

[@rasalter]

OMG Funny!!

[@h-j.k.8971]

Oh my G-d fella you should do something for your health.

[@BranchusCreations]

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm an Adonis.